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We all long for “forever friends,” but what happens when forever ends?
Friends are the family we choose, and with that choice comes great joy, but also great risk… because sometimes those friendships fall apart.
So today, author Elizabeth Laing Thompson will give you practical tools for friendships that may be faltering, fractured, or on the verge of failure.
GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book Together Is a Beautiful Place by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!
Let’s face it … the older we get, the less we find ourselves spending time with good friends. Or maybe within our friendships, we’ve become frustrated with the shallow, draining conversations that barely scratch the surface.
Or, most painful of all, we’ve been rejected by a friend and feel like no one wants us.
Studies have shown that the health benefits of friendship include a stronger immune system, faster recovery time from illness, lower anxiety levels, and an increase in your generosity. We all need some of that, right?
Picture this: I’m visiting a friend whom I haven’t seen in years.
We’ve been able to stay in touch on the phone and by email. I’m traveling through her hometown and we meet for lunch. We hug, squeal, exchange “oh you look so good” comments, and then order our lunch. As we eat, we catch up on our kids and lives.
After the first frenzy of conversation, she’s less chatty. She doesn’t answer my questions very quickly. She seems so distracted. Our conversation loses its rhythm.
Then she says something about someone she’s following on Twitter, and I think, “Where in the world did that come from? I don’t even know who she’s talking about.”
I ran away from home last week. My friends, Paula and Joan, ran away with me.
We rented a pontoon boat and loaded it down with snacks, sunscreen, books, towels, water, and ice.
We barely pulled away from the dock before we plopped our tired selves on those hot, clammy cushions.
Fresh Grounded Faith-Tallahassee was like having coffee and chatting with 1,000 girlfriends all at once!
Stormie, Meredith, and I all commented over and over how warm, kind, and friendly those women were.
